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Bread For Life accepting applications for training program

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Bread for Life Inc. of Watkinsville is gearing up to conduct new training sessions that last 10 to 12 weeks. The next training session will begin this month.

The nonprofit brings together leaders in the local hospitality industry as instructors, a baker to oversee production, an experienced educator to direct the educational program, a dedicated crew of volunteers, and trainees who have the desire to embark on a career path that will lift them and their families out of poverty. The sessions combine classroom curriculum plus hands-on training to prepare graduates for a viable, sustainable career.

If eligible for Workforce Investment Act (WIA) support, participants can receive stipends for child care and travel expenses for the days and hours they attend classes.

Participants must submit an application and participate in an interview conducted by the Bread for Life Admissions Committee and have a clean drug/alcohol screen and no record of violent felonies. Participants also must be able to travel to and from The Classic Center each day of the session 30 minutes before start-time or directly to the bakery in Watkinsville.

For an application or more information, visit www.breadforlifeathens.org or email contact@breadforlifeathens.org.